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Step into any French pastry shop and somewhere in the display case you will see a pile of billowy, sugary sweet, vanilla scented confections: French pâtisserie meringues.

One of our brightest transatlantic lights was extinguished on July 16 when legendary author, foreign correspondent and historian Chris Dickey died suddenly and unexpectedly in Paris.

For a take on world economics and leadership today in light of COVID-19, watch a conversation for Washington Post Live between David Ignatius and European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde.

Bastille Day has been celebrated nationwide in France from the day of its very first anniversary—when Lafayette and other leaders celebrated French unity with a parade on the Champ de Mars joined by the National Guard and a quarter million exuberant Parisians.

The virtual event will feature an address by French Ambassador Philippe Étienne, music, culture, gastronomy, contests and more.

Nadia Boulanger influenced generations of Americans with her teaching. She passed away in 1979, but she and her curriculum are highly respected in the American music world and at the European American Music Alliance in France.